XXV BIENNIAL CONGRESS OF THE UROLOGICAL
ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA
SUN CITY, PILANESBERG
REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA
PROGRAMME
WEDNESDAY 28 JULY 2004
REGISTRATION – Sun City Convention Centre, Foyer
From 15:00
SETTING UP OF POSTERS – Main Conference Venue,
Pilanesberg Room
From 15:00
OPENING COCKTAIL PARTY – Sponsored by Eli Lilly
Superbowl
18:00
TRADE EXHIBITION – Superbowl
28/7/2004 – 31/7/2004
Acknowledgements:
Prof MS Bornman
Prof CF Heyns
Dr E Kok
Ms K Wannenburg
THURSDAY 29 JULY 2004
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored by Novartis
Pilanesberg Room
07:00-08:00
Speaker: F deBruyne
“Biphosphonates”
OPENING
Pilanesberg Room
08:25
P Reyneke
Past President of the South African Urological Association
UROLITHIASIS
Pilanesberg Room
08:30-10:00
Chair: D Barnes and D Celliers
08:30-08:50
Medical evaluation (made easy) and
medical management of urolithiasis
08:50-09:10
How I do it: management of the
ureteral, lower pole, staghorn and
renal calculi
09:10-09:30
Ureteroscopic management of renal
calculi
09:30-09:45
The treatment of calcium oxalate
stones
(A1)
09:45-10:00
Discussion
G Preminger
Division of Urologic Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, USA
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
G Preminger
Division of Urologic Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, USA
A Rodgers
Department of Chemistry
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, SA
TEA – Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
10:00-10:30
ENDOUROLOGY AND LAPAROSCOPY
Pilanesberg Room
10:30-12:30
Chair: M Bongers and A Naude
10:30-10:50
Laparoscopy in Urology
B Malavaud
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
10:50-11:10
Minimally invasive management of
pelvi-ureteral junction obstruction
11:10-11:50
Laparoscopic highlights
11:50-11:54
The peculiarities of transcutaneous
nephrostomy in newborns and early
age children
(A2)
Initial experience with laparoscopic
nephrectomy in Tygerberg hospital
(A3)
Unrecognised retained basket during
ureteroscopic extraction of distal
ureteric stone
(A4)
G Preminger
Division of Urologic Surgery
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, USA
B Malavaud and C Vaessen
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
B Ergashev
Tashkent Pediatric Medical
Institute, Republic of Uzbekistan
11:54-11:58
11:58-12:02
12:02-12:06
Complications of laparoscopic
surgery in Urology - our experience
(A5)
12:06-12:10
Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital
experience with laparoscopic
management of uretero-pelvic
junction obstruction (UPJO)
(A6)
Surgical complications after 360
laparoscopic procedures in general
practice of urology in South Africa.
Initial review report
(A7)
Discussion
12:10-12:14
12:14-12:30
A Naude
Tygerberg Hospital
Tygerberg, SA
G Basiewicz, M Haffejee and
O Adebisi
Department of Urology
University of the Witwatersrand
SA
G Basiewicz and H Asim
Department of Urology
Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg
SA
G Basiewicz and H Asim,
Department of Urology
Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg
SA
R Mierzwinski and F Nel
Private practice
Durban
SA
POSTER VIEWING SESSION (Authors present)
See Annexure A & B
Pilanesberg Room
12:30-13:00
LUNCH – Sponsored by Astra Zeneca
Superbowl
13:00-14:00
UROGENITAL TRAUMA
Pilanesberg Room
14:00-15:30
Chair: Z Bereczky and F van Wijk
14:00-14:10
Conservative management of renal
trauma – what does the evidence
say?
R Santucci
Urology
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, USA
14:10-14:25
Male erectile dysfunction (MED) in
relation to pelvic ring and femoral
shaft fractures
Female sexual dysfunction and
pelvic surgery
B Malavaud
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
14:25-14:40
14:40-15:20
Diagnosis and management of
urological injuries: the fundamentals
15:20-15:30
Discussion
B Malavaud
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
R Santucci
Urology
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, USA
COFFEE – Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
15:30-16:00
BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA (BPH)
Pilanesberg Room
16:00-19:00
Chair: C Steinmann and J Myburgh
16:00-16:20
Future management of BPH
16:20-16:40
Alpha-blockers for BPH: are all
created equal?
16:40-16:55
Update on technologies
16:55-17:10
Durability of minimally invasive
treatment for BPH
17:10-17:45
17:30-19:00
College of Urologists meeting
GlaxoSmithKline
M Emberton
The Middlesex Hospital
London, UK
F Debruyne
University Medical Center
Nijmegen
The Netherlands
I Cameron
World Of Medicine
United Kingdom
F Debruyne
University Medical Center
Nijmegen
The Netherlands
Pilanesberg Room
Eland Room (venue to be advised)
THEME EVENING – Sponsored by Pfizer
Royal Ballroom
19:30
FRIDAY 30 JULY 2004
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored by Sanofi-Synthelabo
Pilanesberg Room
07:00-08:00
Speaker: M Emberton
Topic: ?
PROSTATIC CARCINOMA
Pilanesberg Room
08:30-10:20
Chair: C Heyns and L Coetzee
8:30-08:45
Early detection of prostatic
carcinoma: when is rebiopsy
needed?
08:45-09:00
Urological cancer care in the UK – in
the midst of revolution
09:00-09:15
High grade, low PSA, low
testosterone prostate cancer – a
clinical entity?
09:15-09:30
Prostate brachytherapy
(A8)
09:30-09:50
Bicalutamide (Casodex®) 150 mg –
Results of the Early Prostate Cancer
(EPC) Treatment Programme
(A9)
What role, if any, is there for
chemotherapy in the treatment of
metastatic prostatic carcinoma
09:50-10:00
10:00-10:10
10:10-10:20
The Gleason grade in prostate
biopsy samples versus radical
prostatectomy specimen: are we
underestimating the disease?
(A10)
Discussion
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
M Emberton
The Middlesex Hospital
London, UK
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
M Mackenzie
Private Urologist,
Durban, SA
C Heyns
Department of Urology
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, SA
N Vogelzang
Nevada Cancer Institute
Las Vegas
Nevada, USA
S Wentzel
Department of Urology
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, SA
TEA - Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
10:20-10:50
BLADDER CANCER
Pilanesberg Room
10:50-13:00
Chair: A Pontin and T Fourie
10:50-11:05
Diagnostic tools for the detection of
urothelial cancer from the urine
11:05-11:25
Superficial bladder cancer
11:25-11:40
T1G3: the rationale for immediate
cystectomy
11:40-11:55
What is new in urinary bladder
cancer?
11:55-12:15
Chemotherapy in bladder cancer
(adjuvantly, neoadjuvantly, and for
metastatic disease
12:15-12:30
Systemic therapy for renal cancer
12:30-12:34
Antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy
versus inguinal microsurgical
varicocelectomy in the treatment of
varicocele –a randomized, parallel,
prospective study
(A11)
A 3 day random prostate study with
follow up of the abnormal PSA's
(A12)
12:34-12:38
12:38-12:42
Comparing transrectal ultrasound
guided biopsies of the prostate and
MR spectroscopy for early cancer
detection
(A13)
12:42-13:00
Discussion
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
A Holm-Nielsen
Department of Urology
Copenhagen County Hospital
Denmark
B Malavaud
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
G Sauter
Molecular Pathology
University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland
N Vogelzang
Nevada Cancer Institute
Las Vegas
Nevada, USA
N Vogelzang
Nevada Cancer Institute
Las Vegas
Nevada, USA
A Botha and C Heyns
Department of Urology
University of Stellenbosch and
Tygerberg Hospital
SA
P de Bruin and D Barnes
Department of Urology
University of Cape Town
SA
P van der Schyff1, S Wentzel1,
P Potgieter2, C de Vries2 and
M Nel3
Departments of Urology1,
Radiology2 and Biostatistics3
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, SA
LUNCH – Sponsored by Aventis
Superbowl
13:00-14:00
PAEDIATRIC UROLOGY
Pilanesberg Room
14:00-15:30
Chair: I van Heerden and S Wentzel
14:00-14:20
Hypospadias
14:20-14:40
Management of epispadias
14:40-15:00
Evolution and natural history of
antenatal hydronephrosis
15:00-15:15
Enuresis: how I manage it
15:15-15:25
Surgical Management of Duplex
Systems in Children
(A14)
15:25-15:30
Discussion
G Manzoni
Paediatric Urology
Ospedale di Cirolo di Varese
Italy
A El-Kassaby
Department of Urology
Ain-Shams University
Egypt
G Manzoni
Paediatric Urology
Ospedale di Cirolo di Varese
Italy
G Manzoni
Paediatric Urology
Ospedale di Cirolo di Varese
Italy
J Lazarus
Department of Urology
University of Cape Town
Cape Town
SA
COFFEE – Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
15:30-16:00
RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
Pilanesberg Room
16:00-18:00
Chair: P Porteous and J Pretorius
16:00-16:20
Management of urethral strictures
16:20-16:35
Management of urethral strictures
and bladder neck contractures
after prostatic surgery
16:35-16:50
Penile curvature
16:50-17:05
A new technique for the repair of the
posterior urethra
(A15)
A El-Kassaby
Department of Urology
Ain-Shams University
Egypt
R Santucci
Urology
Detroit Receiving Hospital
Detroit, USA
A El-Kassaby
Department of Urology
Ain-Shams University
Egypt
Z Bereczky
Department of Urology
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Durban, SA
17:05-17:15
17:15-18:00
18:00-19:00
Radiographic and sonographic
comparison in evaluation of anterior
urethral stricture
(A16)
SIU General Meeting
Nu Angle Medical
FREE EVENING
M Kahloon
Department of Urology
MEDUNSA, SA
Pilanesberg Room
Speaker to be announced
European Experience with
Obtape 
Eagle Room
SATURDAY 31 JULY 2004
BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM – Sponsored by Aventis
The Pilanesberg Room
07:00-08:00
Speaker: N Vogelzang
Topic: ???
FEMALE UROLOGY AND INCONTINENCE
Pilanesberg Room
8:30-10:15
Chair: M Haffejee and A van der Merwe
8:30-8:50
Female incontinence: How I do it
8:50-9:10
Evidence based approach to stress
incontinence
Urodynamics in female incontinence
9:10-9:20
9:20-9:40
9:40:09:50
09:50-10:02
10:02-10:15
T.O.T.® (OBTAPE) as secondary
procedure for Genuine Stress
Incontinence
(A17)
Obtape transobturator suburethral
tape in problematic stress urinary
incontinence
(A18)
The Inverted Distensible Sling
(I.D.S.) - An alternative for male
urinary incontinence
(A19)
Discussion
M Slack
Urogynaecology
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Cambridge, UK
Speaker to be announced
M Slack
Urogynaecology
Addenbrooke’s Hospital
Cambridge, UK
F van Wijk
Private Urologist
Pretoria, SA
T Fourie
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, SA
J Pretorius
Private Urologist
Pretoria, SA
TEA – Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
10:15-10:45
ED, INFERTILITY AND AGEING MALE
Pilanesberg Room
10:45-12:30
Chair: A Schmidt and E Kok
10:45-11:00
Is erectile dysfunction a marker for
cardiovascular disease?
I Eardley
Department of Urology
St James’ University Hospital
Leeds, UK
11:00-11:15
Management of the ageing male:
how I do it
11:15-11:25
What are we doing to male
reproductive health?
11:25-11:40
Oral treatment for ED
11:40-12:00
Management of ED after radical
prostatic cancer surgery
12:00-12:04
Relationship between erectile
dysfunction and total serum
testosterone
(A20)
12:04-12:08
High positive ADAM score on St
Louis University Questionnaire and
low androgens in men with coronary
artery disease
(A21)
12:08-12:30
Discussion
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
M Bornman
Department of Urology
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, SA
I Eardley
Department of Urology
St James’ University Hospital
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
A Lecuona, G Stellmacher and
A Schmidt
Department of Urology
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, SA
M Bornman1, E Erasmus2,
J Ker2, P Becker3 and S Reif1
Department of Urology1 &
Internal Medicine2
Pretoria Academic Hospital
University of Pretoria
MRC Pretoria3
Pretoria, SA
POSTER VIEWING SESSION (Authors present)
See Annexure A & B
Pilanesberg Room
12:30-13:00
LUNCH – Partly sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline
Superbowl
13:00-14:00
ORAL PRESENTATION: SELECTED POSTERS
(Strictly 4 minutes/presentation)
The Pilanesberg Room
14:00-15:30
14:00-14:04
Small intestine submucosa (sis) graft A Ahmad, G Basiewicz,
used for reconstruction of the urethra D Ekanem, H Asim and
O Adebisi
(A22)
Department of Urology
Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital
Soweto, SA
14:04-14:08
Does urethral stricture have
influence on the level of PSA?
(A23)
14:08-14:12
A randomized prospective study of
periprostatic lignocaine injection
versus intrarectal lignocaine or
placebo gel for transrectal
ultrasound (TRUS) guided prostate
biopsy
(A24)
Ileo-vesicostomy: The Groote
Schuur Experience
(A25)
14:12-14:16
14:16-14:20
14:20-14:24
14:24-14:28
14:28-14:32
14:32-14:36
G. Basiewicz and F. Kasapatu
Department of Urology
Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto
Johannesburg, SA
A Naidoo, C Heyns, P Theron
and N Aziz
Department of Urology,
University of Stellenbosch
Cape Town, SA
A vd Merwe, R Barnes, and
A Pontin
Department of Urology
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, SA
A Naude1, C Heyns1 and
Laparoscopic urology training in
S Matin2
South Africa: first report
Department of Urology,
(A26)
University of Stellenbosch and
Tygerberg Hospital
SA1 and
Department of Urology
University of Texas M.D.
Anderson Cancer Centre
Houston, Texas, USA2
E Diner, M Rosenblum, S Patel*,
Primary ureterorenoscopy and
J Yeamans, A Kwart* and
holmium laser lithotripsy for large
J Pahira
renal and staghorn calculi
Center for Kidney Stone
(A27)
Disease
Georgetown University Hospital
and the Department of Urology
Washington Hospital Center*
Washington, DC
Retrograde endopyelotomy for pelvi- L Fourie
ureteric-junction stenosis in the Private Urologist
paediatric and adult population – Empangeni
KwaZulu Natal, SA
South Africa’s first series
(A28)
Laparoscopic lymph node dissection
for carcinoma of the prostate: the
Durban experience
(A29)
Prospective evaluation of the
difference in core and surface body
temperature, severity of symptoms
and prevalence of hot flushes after
bilateral orchidectomy for prostate
cancer
(A30)
M Alli, E Goad, M Conradie,
P Chetty, Z Bereczky
Department of Urology
Nelson R Mandela School of
Medicine
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, SA
N Aziz and C Heyns
Department of Urology
University of Stellenbosch and
Tygerberg Hospital
SA
P Chetty, Z Bereczky, O Alli and
E Goad
Department of Urology
Nelson R Mandela School of
Medicine
University of KwaZulu Natal
Durban, SA
S Sinha and A Pontin
Division of Urology
Groote Schuur Hospital
Cape Town, SA
14:36-14:40
Paperless hospital: first in Africa
(A31)
14:40-14:44
Preferential use of the right kidney in
living organ donation
(A32)
14:44-14:48
Laparoscopic versus conventional
surgical treatment of genuine urinary
stress incontinence
(A33)
14:48-14:52
Evaluation of dynamic sentinel
lymph node localization by means of
scintigraphy in patients with
squamous carcinoma of the penis
(A34)
Unusual complications of suburethral T Fourie
Department of Urology
tapes
University of KwaZulu Natal
(A35)
14:52-14:56
14:56-15:00
Renal abscess: an evolving
condition
(A36)
15:00-15:04
Partial adrenalectomy: the National
Cancer Institute experience
(A37)
15:04-15:08
Does fibrin sealant decrease
immediate post-operative urinary
leakage following radical retropubic
prostatectomy?
(A38)
Intensive medical management for
ureteric calculi: the rationale and
evidence for its use in uncomplicated
ureteric calculi illustrated with cases.
(A39)
Discussion
15:08-15:12
15:12-15:30
T Salam1, M Ramaran 1 and
M Shafik2
Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology 1 and Urology 2
Faculty of Medicine
University of Alexandria, Egypt
P Theron, C Heyns, A Ellman,
A Möller and W Bates
University of Stellenbosch and
Tygerberg Hospital
SA
Durban, SA
A Sekhu and A Pontin
Department of Urology
University of Cape Town
SA
E Diner, M Franks, A Behari,
W Linehan and M Walther
Urologic Oncology Branch
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Bethesda
E Diner, S Patel and A Kwart
Department of Urology
Washington Hospital Center
Washington DC
A Bhorat and R Barnes
Department of Urology
Grey’s Hospital
Pietermartizburg
SA
COFFEE – Sponsored by The Vaccine Bureau
Superbowl
15:30-16:00
RENAL CELL CARCINOMA
Pilanesberg Room
16:00-18:30
Chair: M de Kock and J van Wyk
16:00-16:20
Early ablative treatment of renal cell
carcinoma
16:20-16:40
Nephron-sparing surgery and
adjuvant immune therapy
16:40-16:50
Laparoscopic nephrectomy
16:50-17:05
Large fraction size radiotherapy for
prostate cancer – results and
implications for IMRT/concurrent
boost
Progress in awareness of lymphatic
filariasis among surgeons
(A40)
17:05-17:20
17:20-18:30
SA Association of Urologists general
meeting
M Marberger
Department of Urology
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
B Malavaud
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
C Vaessen
Toulouse University Hospital
Toulouse Cedex, France
R de Muelenaere
Private Radiotherapist
Pretoria
SA
C deVries
University of Utah, International
Volunteers in Urology, Salt Lake
City, UT, USA
Pilanesberg Room
BANQUET–Partly sponsored by Abbott Laboratories, Johnson & Johnson and Tyco
Healthcare
Royal Ballroom
19:30
Annexure A
POSTERS
Pilanesberg Room
1. The registrars’ log book – evaluation of a computer database for the recording
of registrars’ surgical experience
CF Heyns, AM Naudé, MA Pretorius, Department of Urology, University of
Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A41)
2. Urological surgery at an academic teaching hospital – changes in the
spectrum of procedures during the 27-year period 1976 to 2002
CF Heyns, AM Naudé, MA Pretorius, Department of Urology, University of
Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A42)
3. Surgical experience obtained by registrars during Urology training – has there
been a decline in the past two decades?
CF Heyns, AM Naudé, MA Pretorius, Department of Urology, University of
Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A43)
4. Uncomplicated cystitis
A Cronje, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa (A44)
5. Hematogenic prostate cancer metastases to the foreskin
J Henning, E Theron, G Davel, Department of Urology, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
(A45)
6. Splenic hamartoma presenting as supra-renal mass
J Henning, R Feilat, E Theron, Department of Urology, University of
Pretoria, South Africa
(A46)
7. The Metabolic Stone Clinic - the Groote Schuur Hospital experience
J Lazarus, Department of Urology, University of Cape Town, South Africa
(A47)
8. Intersex in feral sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus)
MS Bornman1, IEJ Barnhoorn1*, GM Pieterse2 and JHJ van Vuren2
Andrology, Department of Urology, University of Pretoria, South Africa1 and
Department of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University2, South Africa (A48)
9. Testicular degeneration coincident with fat residues of nonylphenol in the
common eland (Tragelaphus oryx): a possible link to endocrine disruption?
MS Bornman, IEJ Barnhoorn, L Dreyer *, D Veeramachaneni **,
C De Jager, Andrology, Departments of Urology and *Anatomical Pathology,
University of Pretoria, South Africa, **Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology
Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA
(A49)
10. Low-dose cyclophosphamide in the treatment of hormone refractory prostate
cancer-a phase I/II clinical trial
N Quatan and H Pandha
(A50)
11. Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of the kidney in an adult male: a case
report
P Smit, E Theron, GH Davel, Department of Urology, University of Pretoria,
South Africa
(A51)
12. PDT with porfimer sodium-associated LDL and vinorelbine-tartrate exert
synergistic MT depolymerizing action, antiangiogenicity, antimetastatic
potential and induction of D2 apoptosis in chemo- and radioresistant hormone
refractory metastatic prostate carcinoma overexpressing bcl-2, MMP-9 and
MDR-1
J Giannios1, E Michailakis1, F Lambrinos2 and N Alexandropoulos3,
Department of Clinical Oncology, GSHA1, Department of Oncology, PF2,
Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, IH, GR, EU3
(A52)
13. PEG-liposomal formulation with linked anti-DNMT1/HDAC2 bispecific singlechain Fv molecules (bs-ScFv), EBRT and encapsulated vinorelbine induces
ADCC and apoptosis in nondiploid chemo- and radioresistant hormonerefractory metastatic prostate carcinoma (HRMPC) characterised by LVI, bcl2 and HDAC2 overexpression and 5’CpG island hypermethylation of growth
regulators, signal transducers, tumour suppressor genes, invasion/metastasis
suppressor genes, DNA repair genes, hormone and kinase receptors,
angiogenesis inhibitors, tumour antigens, GTP proteins and apoptotic genes
J Giannios1, E Michailakis1, E Maragudakis2, N Alexandropoulos3
Department of Clinical Oncology GSHA1, Radio-Oncology, IASO2 and
Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetics, IH, GR, EU3
(A53)
Annexure B
SELECTED POSTERS FOR ORAL PRESENTATION
Pilanesberg Room
1. The peculiarities of transcutaneous nephrostomy in newborns and
early age children
B Ergashev, Tashkent Pediatric Medical Institute, Republic of Uzbekistan
(A2)
2. Initial experience with laparoscopic nephrectomy in Tygerberg hospital
AM Naude, Tygerberg Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa
(A3)
3. Unrecognised retained basket during ureteroscopic extraction of distal
ureteric stone
G Basiewicz, M Haffejee and OO Adebisi
Department of Urology, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
(A4)
4. Complications of laparoscopic surgery in Urology - our experience
G Basiewicz and H Asim, Department of Urology, Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
(A5)
5. Chris Hani Baragwanath hospital experience with laparoscopic management
of uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO)
G Basiewicz and H Asim, Department of Urology, Chris Hani Baragwanath
Hospital, Soweto Johannesburg, South Africa
(A6)
6. Surgical complications after 360 laparoscopic procedures in general
practice of urology in South Africa: Initial review report
R Mierzwinski and F Nel, Private practice, Durban, South Africa (A7)
7. Antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy versus inguinal microsurgical
varicocelectomy in the treatment of varicocele –a randomized, parallel,
prospective study
AA Botha and CF Heyns, Department of Urology, University of Stellenbosch
and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A11)
8. A 3 day random prostate study with follow up of the abnormal PSA's
P de Bruin and D Barnes, Department of Urology, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
(A12)
9. Comparing transrectal ultrasound guided biopsies of the prostate and MR
spectroscopy for early cancer detection
PM van der Schyff1, S Wentzel1, P Potgieter2, C de Vries2 and M Nel3,
Departments of Urology1, Radiology2 and Biostatistics3, University of the Free
State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
(A13)
10. Relationship between erectile dysfunction and total serum testosterone
A Lecuona, G Stellmacher and AC Schmidt, Department of Urology,
University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
(A20)
11. High positive ADAM score on St Louis University Questionnaire and low
androgens in men with coronary artery disease
MS Bornman, EF Erasmus, JA Ker, P Becker and S Reif, Department of
Urology & Internal Medicine, Pretoria Academic
(A21)
12. Small intestine submucosa (sis) graft used for reconstruction of the urethra
A Ahmad, G Basiewicz, D Ekanem, H Asim, OO Adebisi, Department of
Urology, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, South Africa (A22)
13. Does urethral stricture have influence on the level of PSA?
G. Basiewicz and F Kasapatu, Department of Urology, Chris Hani
Baragwanath Hospital, Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa
(A23)
14. A randomized prospective study of periprostatic lignocaine injection versus
intrarectal lignocaine or placebo gel for transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guided
prostate biopsy
A Naidoo, CF Heyns, P Theron and N Aziz, Department of Urology,
University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa
(A24)
15. ileo-vesicostomy: The Groote Schuur Experience
A vd Merwe, RD Barnes, A Pontin, Department of Urology, Groote Schuur
Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
(A25)
16. Laparoscopic urology training in South Africa: first report
AM Naude1, CF Heyns1 and SF Matin2, Department of Urology, University of
Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa1 and Department of
Urology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Centre, Houston, Texas,
USA2
(A26)
17. Primary ureterorenoscopy and holmium laser lithotripsy for large renal
and staghorn calculi
EK Diner, M Rosenblum, SV Patel*, JC Yeamans, AM Kwart* and
JJ Pahira, Center for Kidney Stone Disease, Georgetown University Hospital
and the Department of Urology, Washington Hospital Center*,
Washington DC
(A27)
18. Retrograde endopyelotomy for pelvi-ureteric-junction stenosis in the
paediatric and adult population – South Africa’s first series
L Fourie, Private Urologist, Empangeni, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa
(A28)
19. Laparoscopic lymph node dissection for carcinoma of the prostate: the
Durban experience
MO Alli, EHA Goad, M Conradie, P Chetty, ZB Bereczky, Department of
Urology, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal,
Durban, South Africa
(A29)
20. Prospective evaluation of the difference in core and surface body
temperature, severity of symptoms and prevalence of hot flushes after
bilateral orchidectomy for prostate cancer
NA Aziz and CF Heyns, Department of Urology, University of Stellenbosch
and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A30)
21. Paperless hospital: first in Africa
P Chetty, Z Bereczky, O Alli and E Goad, Department of Urology, Nelson R
Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban, South
Africa
(A31)
22. Preferential use of the right kidney in living organ donation
S Sinha and A Pontin, Division of Urology, Groote Schuur Hospital,
Cape Town, South Africa
(A32)
23. Laparoscopic versus conventional surgical treatment of genuine urinary
stress incontinence
TA Salam1, M Ramaran 1, M Shafik2, Department of Obstetrics and
Gynecology 1 and Urology 2, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alexandria,
Egypt
(A33)
24. Evaluation of dynamic sentinel lymph node localization by means of
scintigraphy in patients with squamous carcinoma of the penis
PD Theron, CF Heyns, A Ellman, A Möller, W Bates, University of
Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Hospital, South Africa
(A34)
25. Unusual complications of suburethral tapes
T Fourie, Department of Urology, University of KwaZulu Natal, Durban,
South Africa
(A35)
26. Renal abscess: an evolving condition
AN Sekhu and A Pontin, Department of Urology, University of Cape Town,
South Africa
(A36)
27. Partial adrenalectomy: the National Cancer Institute experience
EK Diner, ME Franks, A Behari, WM Linehan and MM Walther, Urologic
Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute,
Bethesda
(A37)
28. Does fibrin sealant decrease immediate post-operative urinary leakage
following radical retropubic prostatectomy?
EK Diner, SV Patel and AM Kwart, Department of Urology, Washington
Hospital Center, Washington DC
(A38)
29. Intensive medical management for ureteric calculi: the rationale and
evidence for its use in uncomplicated ureteric calculi illustrated with cases.
Bhorat AE, Barnes RD, Department of Urology Grey’s Hospital,
Pietermartizburg, South Africa
(A39)